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23/10/2024 9:59 am
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Watched a Doco on BBC 4 last night
Dave Tompkins was a petty thief who craved adventure. His career as an international mercenary began in Africa and took him all over the world - to Afghanistan, Croatia and later to Colombia, where he led a team commissioned to assassinate notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. He went out with Callan and Copland to Angola he was the explosives guy in the team. While laying some mines he was injured by one going off. Got casavact back to uk just before Callan executed some of his men. Peter McAleese featured. We had one guy in our squadron who was out there he told me that the only way he survived was to keep to SOP’s staying in the bush and no tracks/roads
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0024986/storyville-dogs-of-war
28/06/2025 7:26 pm
Good day that looked Jack, I went to the Armed Forces Day, today at Dover Castle there was virtually no displays of any description going on. Just Army Cadets, Fire Service, and a couple of small Displays about stuff sold during the war years. a bit disappointing really. But it keeps me fit walking up and down castle hill I suppose.
29/06/2025 6:25 am
Sounds like a lack of effort by the local council there Bob as ours here was very good, with the Falcons RAF freefall team and The Red Arrows doing displays along with dozens of stalls by various, mostly reserve regiments, that pulled in a crowd of over 20 thousand. They're probably afraid of upsetting all the immigrants round Dover!
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29/06/2025 12:27 pm
While waiting to parade I spoke to a Navy lad from Lightning force just about finishing his training at Marham he was not aware they are getting the F35A
apparently Tesco restaurants, cafes and buffet bars nationwide are offering free breakfasts, break fast baps with tea or coffee to all serving members of HM forces and veterans on production of their MOD90 or Veterans i.d. card tomorrow (Sunday) Â
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30/06/2025 3:26 pm
Tesco's here I come, owt for nowt suits me. Their probably only giving me a portion back for what they charged me in inflated prices last year.
Bloody hell listen to me, I've turned into a right miserable old bastard! 🙄Â
30/06/2025 3:50 pm
Join the club Bob, a get moor like Alf Garnet every day.
30/06/2025 4:56 pm
He never had your hair though Dave!
30/06/2025 6:03 pm
Sadly only thing that continues ta grow Pat! 😳Â
01/07/2025 6:11 am
Only hair that grows on me is in my ears and nose! 🙄Â
01/07/2025 10:07 am
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01/07/2025 4:05 pm
Remember when home on leave I,d grown a Zappata tache and my old man said, "Fukkin ell! why grow on your face summat that grows wild on your fukkin arse!"
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02/07/2025 9:08 am
🤣 🤣 🤣 Your Dad had a way with words Dave!
02/07/2025 3:45 pm
Typical of iz generation Bob, say it as it was and fukk em!
03/07/2025 9:51 am
Well it didn't do us any harm, but today if you gave a kid a clip for misbehaving you would be facing the judicial system. And they wonder why the kids are running wild these days.
03/07/2025 6:10 pm
When tha thinks about it Bob in our day, parents, teachers and plod would all be in the slammer. Even as a sprog apprentice tha gorra slap fer steppin outa line. Dint gerrany berrer at Maida, biff,bash,boot!
04/07/2025 7:36 am
Made us who we are, better people by far than the later pampered spoiled little bastard generations!
